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i.
Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 71st foundation day with much fanfare and gaiety.

ii.The
hill state came into existence after the merger of 30 odd princely states in
1948.

ii.
The main event was held at Ridge Maidan in Shimla, where Chief Minister Jairam
Thakur reviewed the ceremonial Parade presented by police, home guards and NCC
cadets.

3.COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT
MEETING BEGINS IN LONDON

i.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2018) has begun in London,
the UK.

ii.
The theme of the summit is 'Towards a Common Future'. The biennial event has
brought together delegates from 53 Commonwealth nations.

iii.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetingis a biennial summit meeting of the heads of government from all
Commonwealth nations.

iv.After
every two years the meeting is held in a different member state

4.UN LAUNCHES ROAD SAFETY TRUST FUND

i.
United Nations’ Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed announced the launch of
the ‘UN Road Safety Trust Fund’ to stimulate action that can save lives and
prevent injuries and sufferings associated with road accidents.

ii.
The UN Economic Commission for Europe , the development arm of the UN in Europe,
is designated as the Secretariat for the Trust Fund

iii.A
contribution of USD 1500 to the fund could help save one life and prevent 10
serious injuries.

5.DHARMENDRA TO BE CONFERRED WITH RAJ
KAPOOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

i.
Under the current system, foreigners staying in India on Visa duration of more
than 180 days have to get themselves registered with their respective FRROs.

ii.
Similarly, foreigners requiring different kind of visa related services such as
Visa extension, Change of address, Visa Conversion, Change of Educational
institutions, Exit permits etc. are currently required to visit the FRROs.

ii.
By using e-FRRO application, foreigners in India would be able to get as many
as 27 Visa and Immigration related services from the comfort of their place of
stay, through email/post without appearing in person at the FRRO office.

iii.
e-FRRO was introduced in four FRROs Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai.

2.CHINA LAUNCHES CLOUD PLATFORM FOR ITS
SCIENTISTS

China
has introduced China Science and Technology Cloud to provide scientists with accessible,
accurate and secure data services to promote research and innovation.

i.
China Science and Technology Cloud has been developed by the Computer Network
Information Centre of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

ii.
CSTC obtains data from the academy’s research institutes and major scientific
installations, and many Chinese top universities and private innovation centres.

i.
Under LRS, all resident Indian individuals, including minors, are allowed to
freely remit abroad, up to USD 250000 per financial year for any permissible
current or capital account transaction or a combination of both.

ii.
LRS scheme was introduced on February 4, 2004. At that time the limit was just
USD 25000.

iii.
However it was revised in a phased manner in line with prevailing macro and
micro economic conditions and now stands at USD 250000 per financial year.

iii.
Individuals can avail foreign exchange for this purposes within the limit of
USD 250000 only, from Authorised Dealers/Banks.

iv.With
a view to improve monitoring and also to ensure adherence to LRS limits, RBI
has directed Authorised Dealers (ADs)/Banks to put in place a daily reporting
system listing out all transactions undertaken by individuals under LRS.

4.65TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS ANNOUNCED,
LATE VINODKHANNAHONOURED WITH DADA SAHEBPHALKE AWARD

The
65th National Film Awards was announced and late actor VinodKhanna was honoured
with DadasahebPhalke Award posthumously.

.
Late actress Sridevi has been honoured with the best actress award. The jury is
headed by filmmaker ShekharKapur.

i.
The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Indian Regional Navigation
Satellite System-1I, the eighth such satellite to be a part of a constellation.

ii.It
was launched from the first launch pad at the SatishDhawan Space Centre in
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

ii.
IRNSS-1I is expected to replace IRNSS-1A, the first of the seven navigation
satellites that was rendered ineffective after its three rubidium atomic clocks
failed.

2.FSSAI LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY

i.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India launched 'Project Dhoop', an initiative aimed
at shifting the school assembly time to noon to ensure maximum absorption of
Vitamin D in students through natural sunlight.

ii.
The project was launched in New Delhi and saw the participation of around 600
students from NCERT, NDMC and North MCD Schools.